Awakened by disaster
Not my photo or creation... this picture has been circulating social media as response to the tragedy in Texas - Hurricane Harvey 2017 I usually create a quick list in my head about the things I'm thankful for before falling asleep. It is a habit I cultivated a few years ago when I was fighting my depression demons and it is a habit that has stuck with me until today. Late last night as I was trying to fall asleep, I started going through my list, which led me to think of the people who are going through this tragedy left by the aftermath of hurricane Harvey. My thoughts and my prayers went to them in that moment, but it still did not end there… my mind kept going and after sending wishes of peace and hope to all these people in Texas my train of thought continued as something like this: "If I had a few moments to save my most valuable possessions, what would I save? If I could fit everything I could save in a bag and could only hold whatever weight I could safely m...
